Application
Sicma, a climate and environmental information system, is a platform that displays climate scenarios and various variables generated from them. This application is developed entirely with free software and allows users to consult current, past, and future climate conditions, with variable spatial resolution according to the needs of each case (100 by 100 meters in the case of the Canary Islands, and 200 by 200 meters in the case of Andalusia). This makes it possible to obtain local information on the point of intervention.
The information is generated for the scenarios, models, horizons and annual periods considered necessary in each case and with the most appropriate resolution and interpolations for each territory.
Sicma provides information on variables calculated from daily series. To quantify uncertainties, it offers projections generated from ten climate models based on the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), each under four future emissions scenarios, known as shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs). Therefore, a total of 40 projections are generated. These climate projections, detailed up to the year 2100, are a very useful tool for planning and managing water, agriculture and environmental conservation.
Users can easily access information on climate scenarios, providing representative data in different territorial areas through a viewer. Some of the variables included in this viewer are: maximum temperature, average temperature, minimum temperature, precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, water balance, hot days (>40ºC) or tropical nights (>22ºC).
In addition to viewing, it is also possible to download data in alphanumeric formats in spreadsheets, graphs, or value maps.
There are currently two open sicma environments:
- Sicma Andalucía: https://andalucia.sicma.red/
- Sicma Canarias: https://canarias.sicma.red/
Noticia
El Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía (IECA), in collaboration with the Andalusian Agency for International Development Cooperation (AACID), has incorporated new indicators at the municipal level into its Sustainable Development Indicators System for Andalusia for the Agenda 2030. This effort aims to integrate statistical and geographical information while enhancing the efficiency of the Andalusian public administration and the information services provided to society.
Thanks to these efforts, Andalusia has been selected as one of the participating regions in the European project "REGIONS 2030: Monitoring the SDGs in EU regions," along with nine other regions in the European Union. All of these regions share a strong commitment to the analysis and fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recognizing the importance of this work in decision-making and sustainable regional development.
The "REGIONS 2030" project, funded by the European Parliament and developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and EUROSTAT, aims to fill data gaps in monitoring the SDGs in EU regions.
Image 1: "REGIONS 2030" Project: Monitoring the SDGs in EU regions.
Source: Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA)
The new indicators incorporated are essential for measuring the progress of the SDGs
The Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography, in collaboration with AACID, has created a set of indicators that allow for evaluating the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level, available on their website. All the new municipal-level indicators are identified with the Joint Research Centre (municipal) for Andalusia, and they address 9 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The methodology used for most of the indicators is based on georeferenced information from the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography, using publications on the Spatial Distribution of the Population in Andalusia and the Characterization and Distribution of Built Space in Andalusia as reference points.
One of the indicators provides information on Goal 1: No Poverty and measures the risks of poverty by assessing the percentage of people residing at an address where none of their members are affiliated with Social Security. This indicator reveals more unfavorable conditions in urban municipalities compared to rural ones, consistent with previous studies that identify cities as having more acute poverty situations than rural areas.
Similarly, the per capita Built-up Area indicator for Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities has been calculated using cadastral data and geospatial processes in geographic information systems.
Visualization and query of the new municipal indicators
Allow for obtaining information at the municipal level about the value and variation of the indicators compared to the previous year, both for the entire Andalusia region and different degrees of urbanization.
Image 2: Data visualization of the indicator.
Source: Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA)
Moreover, the applied filter enables an analysis of the temporal and geographical evolution of the indicators in each of the considered areas, providing a temporal and territorial perspective.
Image 3: Visualization of the indicator's evolution by area.
Source: Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA)
These results are presented through an interactive map at the municipal level, displaying the distribution of the indicator in the territory.
Image 4: Interactive map of the indicator.
Source: Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA)
The data for the indicators are also available in downloadable structured formats (XLS, CSV, and JSON). Methodological information regarding the calculations for each indicator is provided as well.
The inclusion of Andalusia in the "REGIONS 2030" project
Has integrated all of this work with the existing Sustainable Development Indicators System for Andalusia for the Agenda 2030, which has been calculated and published by the IECA to date. This collective effort among different regions will serve to establish a methodology and select the most relevant regional indicators in Europe (NUTS2 European level) so that this methodology can be applied to all European regions in the future.
The "REGIONS 2030" project, after completing its initial work in Andalusia, has disseminated its results in the article "Monitoring the SDGs in Andalusia region, Spain," published by the European Commission in July 2023, and in an event held at the Three Cultures Foundation of the Mediterranean on September 27, under the title 'SDG Localisation and Monitoring Framework for 2030 Agenda Governance: Milestones & Challenges in Andalusia.' In this event, each selected region presented their results and discussed the needs, deficiencies, or lessons learned in generating their reports.
The "REGIONS 2030" project will conclude in December 2023 with the presentation and publication of a final report. This report will consolidate the ten regional reports generated during the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level in Europe, contributing to their effective monitoring as part of the proper implementation of the Agenda 2030.
Evento
The Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera will host, on 23 and 24 September, the II Regional Meeting of Smart Municipalities. Its objective is to advance in the smart development of Andalusian municipalities, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The event is organised by the Provincial Council of Cadiz and the Andalusian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, with the collaboration of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the City Council of Jerez, the University of Cadiz and the Smart City Cluster.
More than 20 presentations and round tables will take place over two days. Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, SmartAgriFood or digital administration are some of the topics that will be discussed. The full programme (in Spanish) can be seen here.
The event will also host a hackathon with the aim of boosting the use and intelligence of data.
Hack4ERMI2021
Under the motto "Objective Smart and Resilient Territory", participants in the hackathon will have to use their creative and innovative thinking to find concrete and feasible solutions to 4 challenges:
- Ecological transition, climate change and environmental sustainability 2.
- Resilience and security
- Data economy, competitiveness and progress
- Health and welfare
All solutions should have in common the use and exploitation of open datasets, which can be combined with other sources of public information or data from IoT devices.
open data sets, which can be combined with other sources of public information or information from IoT devices.
To participate, a team of two to five people is required. Teams should be diverse in terms of gender, expertise and experience.
The competition will take place in several phases:
- Preliminary phase, from 23 August to 10 September. Teams must submit a maximum of three ideas that respond to the challenges indicated above. To do so, they will have to submit a dossier explaining the idea and a video through the form provided for registration. A jury will evaluate the proposals and choose the five best ones, which will go on to the next phase. Those participants whose ideas have not been chosen may, if they wish, join one of the finalist teams.
- Workshop. 16th September. Selected teams will have the opportunity to participate in an online workshop to learn how to use FiWoo, a FIWARE-based Smart City platform.
- Hack4ERMI202: Ideas, Tech & Rock ́n Roll, 23-24 September. The teams will have a room available throughout the II Regional Meeting of Smart Municipalities, where they will be able to finalise the definition of the solutions presented. On the 24th they will present their proposals to the public at the congress.
The jury, made up of representatives of the organising and collaborating entities of the Meeting, will choose the 3 winners. The first winner will receive 2,000 euros, the second 1,000 euros and the third 500 euros.
If you have any questions, please contact the organisers by email at hack4ermi2021@dipucadiz.es.
Do you want to attend the II Regional Meeting of Smart Municipalities?
Participation in the hackathon is open to all citizens who wish to participate, but attendance at the II Regional Meeting of Smart Municipalities is limited, due to the pandemic situation.
Attendance in person is limited and by registration at the following link. However, the meeting can be followed online in its entirety via YouTube. The link will be available on the event's website in the coming weeks.